Glass blowing machine



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Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES P-ATENT OFFICE LEONARD D. SOUBIER, OE TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO OWENS-ILLINOIS GLASS COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO GLASS BLOWING MACHINE Original application filed August 27, 1923, Serial No. 659,451, now Patent No. 1,705,341, dated March 12, 1929. Divided and this application filed February 12, 1929. Serial No. 339,464.

My invention relates to machines for table are arranged side by side and spaced apart with their adjacent portions moving in the same direction, in order that a transfer of the parison from the blank mold to the finishing mold may be effected during the time that such molds are adjacent each other and moving in the same general direction.

An object of the present invention is to provide in a machine of the character indicated, a novel mechanismfor blowing the parisons in the finishing molds. More particularly, the invention provides a blowing head which registers with each of the finishing molds in succession, thereby avoiding the necessity of providing individual blowing heads for the finishing molds, as is usual in machines of the type indicated. The invention further provides a plurality of such blowingheads, each operative to register with the finishing molds in succession.

The present application is a division of my copending application, Serial Number 659,- 45 1, filed August 27, 1923. on which Patent Number 1,705,341 was granted March 12, 1929.

In the accompanying drawings:

1 is a plan view of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a part sectional plan with the mold heads shown in different positions.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken at the line IIIIII on Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a part sectional elevation taken at the line IVIV on Figure 1, at the charging station.

Fig. 5 is a part sectional elevation about at the line V-V on Fig. 1, showing the transfer head disengaged from the blown article.

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation at line VI VI on Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a section through the blank blow head at line VIIVII on Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the transfer mechanism. Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic plan view show- 1ng various positions assumed by the transfer mechanism during the transfer operation.

XX on Fig. 1, showing the transfer operating mechanism.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the neck mold in closed position.

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 11, with the mold open.

Fig. 13 is a section at the line XIII-XIII on Fig. 11.

Fig. 14 is a section of the transfer head and also shows in broken lines the reversed position of said head.

Fig. 15 is a section through the blank blow head at line XVXV on Fig. 6.

Fig. 16 is a sectional elevation taken at line XVIXVI on Fig. 11.

Fig. 17 is a sectional elevation through the Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation at the line I valve control boxv on the blank mold blow head arm.

Fig. 18 is a development ofthe cams for the above control box.

Fig. 19 is a plan view of the control cams.

Fig. 20 is a sectional elevation through the finishin mold blow head taken at the line XXXX on Fig. 24.

Fig. 21 is a part sectional view showing the o erating mechanism for. said finishing mold blow head.

Fig. 22 is a section through the valve control box on said blow head.

Fig. 23 is a lan view of the cams for the finishing mold blow head valves.

Fig. 24 is a plan View of the finishing mold blow head arm.

Referring particularly to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. 30 designates a base or platform adjacentone end of which is erected a columnfll designed to support the blank mold carriage 32. A similar support or column 33 is erected on the base adjacent the described and which may be of any numher desired. In the present instance, five of these units have been shown mounted on each table and as all the units on a table are alike, a description of one will be deemed sufficient for all.

Each blank mold unit comprises a sectional body or blank mold 43 and a sectional neck mold 44. The blank mold is made in horizontally separable sections mounted on arms 45 (see Fig. 8), said arms pivoted to swing about a bearing sleeve 46. Links 47 connect the mold arms with a yoke 50 on a slide 51 (Fig. 4) which reciprocates radially in guides 52 on the mold carriage 32, said guides extending radially of the machine. The yoke 50 is connected through a link 53 to a rock arm 54 on a rock shaft 55, to which is also connected a rock arm 56 having a cam roll 57 running in a stationary cam 58. This cam is so shaped as to effect the opening and closing of the blank molds at predetermined periods, as hereinafter noted.

As the mold carriage rotates, each mold' unit is brought'beneath a charging feeder 60 (Fig. 4) from whichcharges of glass 61 are supplied. At this time, the blank mold 43 is closed and in inverted position with the funnel guide 62 directly above and in alignment therewith, and the neck mold 44 is beneath and locked in re ster with the blank mold to form the neck end of the bottle. I

Each neck mold is mounted on an adjustable head.63, said head forming a part of an inverting arm 64. Projections 65 of this arm (see Figs. 5, 8 and 10) are formed as slideways, in which the head 63 may be vertically adjusted by means of an adjusting screw 66. This adjustment is provided to allow for different height molds. The neck mold 44 or other blank holder is offset vertically and horizontally relative to the horizontal axis about which the blank swin s. The arm 64 has a shaft projection 67 igs. '9 and 10) mounted in a bearing block 68. A shaft 71 extends from the bearing block through a bearing 69 formed in an extension 70 of the carriage 32 and has attached thereto an arm 72 carrying a cam roll 73, said roll running in a stationary cam 7 4. This cam controls the horizontal oscillation ofthe arm 64, thereby aligning the neck mold with either the blan mold or finishin mold. V p c I Referring to i 1, 2, 5 and 9, it willbe seen that the cam 7 4 is so shaped thatit will the arc in which the finishing mold travels A at thepoint where radius line A crosses said arc. Section 74 is shaped toguide the neck mold along the are from radius line A to radius line B and thereafter section 7 4 swings it outward from said are to point C. Its position is then controlled for a predetermined period by section 7 4 of the cam. Section 74 is shaped to swing the neck mold back into normal position.

Immediately after a charge of glass is received in the blank mold 43, a combination blow head and closing plate 75 (see Fig. 15) is moved into position over the open-upper end of the mold. This head, attached to the piston rod 76 of an air motor 77, is then low- 1 ered to closethe mold by admitting air above anism for s'upplyingcompressed air to the blowing head plate 75 and air motor 77, and for blowing the parison to hollow form, together with the valve mechanism for controlling the air, will now be described.

Referring to Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 14 to 17 I inclusive, air under pressure is supplied from any suitable source through a pipe 87" (Fig.

3') to a. drum 37 forming part of the lower bearing of the blank mold carriage 32. The upper end of this drum is open, allowing air to pass tothe passageways'89 formed in the mold carriage. A pipe 91 (Figs. '4, 6 and 17 leads from the drum 37 to a valv'e'chest 92. mounted on an oscillating arm 93, this arm also carrying the air motor 77. Air under pressure. is admitted to the motor 77 through pipes leadin from the valve chest 92 in which are mounte valves 95.

Rigidly attached to the column 31 is a bearing bracket 220 (Fig. 6) having mounted thereon a shaft 221. Attached to the lower end of this shaft is a pinion 222 running in mesh with a ring gear223, said ring gear attached to the mold carriage 32 and rotating therewith. Fastened-to the upper end of shaft 221 is a pinion 224 running in 4 mesh with a pinion 225, said pinion attached to one end of shaft 226. On the opposite end of this shaft is mounted a crank arm 227 carrying a: roll 228, said roll running a groove 229 formed in the blow head arm 93. Due to the rotation of ring gear 223 it will be seen that through the above mechanism, crank arm 227 will be rotated, thereby oscillating the arm 93 to and fro through a certain arc. The groove 229 is so shaped that the crank arm 227 will advance the arm 93 at the same angular speed as the mold carriage during the time the plate 75 is in its lowered position for closing the mold. Now, as the valve chest- 92 and its actuating levers are carried by the arm 93, it will be noted that during the movement of the arm, the stationary cams 101, 102 and 103 will actuate the valves as follows: It will be supposed that blow head75 is aboveand in register with a blank mold and just started on its clockwise movement. These valves are actuated by levers 96, 97 and 98 controlled respectively by stationary cams 101, 102 and 103 mounted on the column 31. The cam 103 will operate at 103 (Figs. 18, 19) through the lever 98 to open its valve and supply air through pipe 81 to the upper end of cylinder 77, thereby lowering the plate 75, holding said plate lowered until reaching cam sect-ion 103 where the valve is closed. The cam 102 operates at 102 through the lever 97, whereby its valve is opened and air is admitted through pipe 84, passages 104 and 105 (Fig. in the piston and piston rod,'

then past the check valve 85 to the upper end ofthe mold 43 to compact the glass and insure a good neck finish. A section 102 is arranged to shut off the blowing air after a predetermined time interval. The cam 101 is arranged. to actuate lever 96 to admit air through pipe 88 to raise the plate 75 immediately after section 103 closes off the air to the upper end of the cylinder. Springs 106 hold the valve levers in contact with their cams.

After the neck has been finished, the neck pin or plunger 107, which has been held in position in the the neck mold 44 by a stationary cam 108' (Figs. 1 and 4), is released'and withdrawn. This neck pin is mounted in a holder 110, said holder mounted to reciprocate in the head 63 and normally held retracted by the spring 111. After the plunger is retracted and the air through plate 75 is discontinued. a blow arm 112 (Figs. 6 and 16) pivoted on the carriage 32 is swung about its fulcrum 113 by a cam section 114 of cam 114 contacting with a roller 115 on said arm. lVhen the blow arm 112 swings from the Fig. 4 position to that shown in Figs. 6 and 16, air is admitted from chamber 89 (Figs. 4, 5 and 6) through pipe 117. passages 118 and 119 (Fig. 7). pipe 121 (see Fig. 16) to the blow arm. thence through passageways 122 and 123 in the neck pin holder and neck pin respectively to supply an initial blow to the blank. The raising and lowering of the blow arm controls the admittance of air to the blank mold for the initial blow. When arm 112 is in the Fig. 6 position, opening 121 of the arm is in communication with opening 119 in shaft 113, thereby allowing air to pass to the neck mold. When the arm is lowered, the air is automatically shut ofl. After the blank has been blown to hollow form, the blank mold opens, leaving the hollow blank projecting upward from and supported by the neck mold 44 011 the head 63. This brings the operation up to the point shown in Figs. 10 and 14.

Attached to the shaft 67 of the inverting arm 64 (see Fig. 10) is a bevel gear 125 running in mesh with a gear 126 on a shaft 127 of the hearing block 68. The gear 126 has a projecting sleeve-128 on which is mounted a pinion 129. Running in mesh, with this pinion is a rack 131 (see Figs. 8 and 4) mounted for horizontal reciprocation in a standard 132. Attached to one end of the rack is a cam roll controlled by a stationary cam 134, said through the connections above described to invert the head 63 from the full line position, (Fig. 14), to the dotted line position, bringing the parison to a position pendent from the neck mold and in register with a mold bottom plate 140 on the finishing mold carriage 34 at the point where radius line A d Fig; 9) crossses the arc of the finishing mold. The cam 134 is shaped at 134 to allow freedom of movement of the cam roll 133 in order that there may be no turning or inverting movement of the arm 64 during its horizontal movement, while traveling in alignment with the finishing mold from radius line A to line B (Fig. 9). )Vhen the inverting arm 64 reaches the position shown in Fig. 8, the cam roll 133 is just entering the section 134 of the cam 134, this section being so shaped thatthe head 63 is quickly swung up to the position shown in Fig. 5, so that during the continued travel of the tables there may be no interference between the neck molds 44 and the neck of the bottle which is projecting from the finishing mold. The section 134 blends into section 134 which is shaped to complete the inverting movement of the arm 64 during the further travel of the mold carriage 32.

Each complete finishing mold unit comprises a sectional finishing mold 141 and a bottom forming plate 140. The mold comprises separable mold sections mounted in arms 142 pivoted to swing about a bearing sleeve 143. Links 144 connect the mold arms with a yoke 145 on a slide 146 which reciprocates in guides 147 on the carriage 34. The yoke 145 is connected through a link 148 to a rock arm 150011 a rock shaft 151 to which is also connected a rock arm 152 having a cam roll 153 running in a stationary cam 154. This cam is so shaped as to effect the opening and closing of the mold at intervals, as hereinafter noted. 7 As the mold carriage 34 rotates, each'mold 141 is brought to a position at the radial line A (Fig. 9 where the parison is received into the inishing mold. The further rotation of the finishing mold table causes the molds to close about the parison so that it may be entirely enclosed upon reaching the radius line D. Section 154 (Fig. 2) of the cam 154 is shaped to have the molds 141 just about closed upon reaching radius line A.

Mounted upon and extending upward from the mold carriage 34 are vertical uprights 155 (Figs. 1, 2 and 21). A ring gear 156 having lug extensions 157 is arranged upon these uprights for travel with the carriage. Mounted upon the column 33 is a bearing casting 160 (Fig. 21) having formed at its outer end a bearing 161 and in which is freely mounted ashaft 162. Attached to the lower end of this shaft is a pinion 163, said pinion running in mesh with the ring gear 156. Attached to the upper end of the shaft 162 is a earn 164 in which runs a cam roll 165, said roll mounted on a blow head carrying arm 166. Thisblow head arm is mounted for oscillation on the column 33 and carries a pair of blow head cylinders 167 and 168 and a neck mold opening cylinder 169 (Fig. 20:).

Referring to Figs. 20, 21 and 4, it will readily be seen that the rotation o the carriage 34 will transmit motion from the gear ring 156 to pinion 163, which in turn rotates the cam 164, thereby oscillating the blow head arm 166 from the full line position (Fig. 24), to the dotted line positlon. The cam 164 is shaped, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 24, so that as it rotates, the arm 166 will be reciprocated to and fro through a short are in. timed relation to the molds. The oscillation of this arm allows the blow head cylinders 167 and 168 to register with two adjacent finishing molds at a certain point and travel therewith a predetermined distance in order that the parisons in said molds may be blown to their finished form. head cylinder 16% meets a mold at the line D (Fig. 9) and travels therewith to the' line 13 duringwhich time air under pressure is admitted through the blow head to shape the glass in the mold.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 20 to 24 inclusive, air under pressure is supplied through a plpe 87 'to the drum 38, said drum being open at its upper endto allow air to pass into the passageways 171 formed -in the finishlng The blow mold carriage 34. Air from this drum passes through pipe 172 (Figs. 3 and 20) to pipes 190, 192 and 203. A branch 176 eads to a valve casing 177 (Figs. 24 and 22) mounted on the stationary bearing casting 160. Mounted on the shaft 162 are two cams 178 and 179 for actuating valves 181 and 182 respectively.- When the blow head cylinder 188 is thereby brought'into engagement with the plunger holder 110 (Fig. 3). Pipe 190 leading to the blow head has a constant air pressure so that when the blow head engages the neck pin holder, the piston rod continues to move downward until opening 191 in said a rod is brought into alignment with the pipe I 190allowing air to pass from the blow head through passages 122 and 123 (Fig. 16) in the holder and neck pin to blow the bottlen This blowing continues until the blowing head reaches line B (Fig. 9), at which time section 17 9? (Fig. 23) of the cam allows the valve 182 to close. Due to the fact that a constant air pressure is maintained in pipe 192'leading to-the bottom of the cylinder 167,

it will be noted that when the valve 182 closes, the piston 186 will immediately move up, withdrawing the blow head.

Slightly before the blow head israised, the section 178" of cam 178 (Fig. 23) actuates valve 181, admitting air through pipe 193 to the upper end of the cylinder 169 (Fig. 20),

thereby lowering its piston 194. Attached to the-piston rod 195 is a cam plate 196 which when lowered contacts with a stem 197 (Figs. 6, 8 and 16') mounted in the neck mold head 63. This stem is normally held projected by a spring 198, but when the cam plate is lowered the stem is pushed down and its conical end 200 contacts with pads 201 (Figs. 12 and 13) on the neck mold'arms, opening the molds. The neck molds are normally held closed by a spring clip 202. Immediately aft- .er the neck molds are opened, the section 74 of cam 74 operates throughconnections hereinbefore described to swing the neck molds 44 from position in alignment with the finishing molds 141 at line B to point C (Fig. 9), in order to allow the neck molds to clear the neck of the bottle which is projectopen until they have entirely cleared. When theneck molds have, reached point G 9) the cam 178 allows the valve 181 to return to normal position (Fig; 22'),thereby shutting off air to the upper end of cylinder 169.

Pipe 203 is a-brai1ch of pipe 172 and, there"- fore, carries a constant air pressure so that the moment valve 181 closes, the piston 194 will move upward, withdrawing plate 196 and allowing the neck molds to close. At about the same time, the section 134 of cam 134 moves cam roll 133 inward and through the mechanism heretofore explained swings head 63 abruptly upward. about its fulcrum 67 to the position shown in Fig. 5. From this point on the cam section 134 acts, due to the carriage movement, to slowly. revert the head 63 back to normal position (as shown in Figs. 4 and 6) and cam section 74 of cam 74 acts to bring the neck molds 44 into alignment with the blank molds 43 and hold them in such position during the formation of another blank or parison.

\Vhen the blow head 167 leaves the finishing mold at point B, the blank has been blown to the shape of the finishing mold, but due to the fact that the glass is still quite hot it is very possible that this shape will not be retained. Therefore, another blow head 187 (Fig. 21) has been provided, operated by a piston motor including the cylinder 168, (see also Fig. 24), to supply a further blow or setting of the glass. This blow head is of the same construction as blow head 187 and operates in synchronism therewith. A branch pipe 204 leads from pipe 185 for lowering the blow head, while pipe 205 connected to a constant supply pipe 17 2 operates to move the blow head back to its normal position.

Pipe 210 supplies blowing air to the second blow head. Air for cooling the blank molds is conducted from the drum 37 through channels 39 formed in the carriage '32 to the interior of the bearing sleeves 46 which, as shown in Fig. 6, have ports opening into the hollow arms 45 which carry the mold sections. The air channels in the arms 45 terminate in openings 206 (Fig. 6). The cooling means for the finishing molds is similar to that of the blank molds. The air passes from channels 171 (Fig. in the carriage 34 to hearing sleeves 143, thence through arms 142 to the molds. Ports 207 opening from the channels 171 communicate with nozzles 208 by which blasts of air are directed against the finishing mold bottoms 140.

The finishing mold bottom comprises an annular section 209 in which is freely mounted a bottom forming plate 140. The mold.

bottom is carried by a bracket 211 pivoted at 212 to permit the mold bottom to tilt and discharge the bottle after the finishing mold has opened. The mold bottom is returned to upright position by a stationary cam 213 on -which runs a roll 214 on the bracket 211.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. Ina machine for forming hollow glass articles, the combination of a rotating mold carriage, a series of finishing molds thereon, a blowing head, means to oscillate said head and thereby cause it to register with each of said molds in succession, travel with the mold a predetermined distance and then return and register with the next succeeding mold, blank molds, means for forming parisons of glass in the blank molds, means for trans ferring the parisons and introducing them into the finishing molds, and means for supplying air under pressure through said blowing head and thereby blowing the parisons to finished form in the finishing molds.

2. In a machine for forming hollow glass articles, the combination of a mold carriage, means to rotate it, a series of finishing molds mounted to rotate with said-carriage, means for forming parisons ofglass and introduc- 7' ing them in succession into said molds, blowing heads, means for causing each blowing head to register withsaid molds in succession, means for supplying air under pressure through said blowing heads while in register with the molds, and means for causing each blowing head to travel a predetermined distance with each mold while in register therewith and then return for registry with a succeedingmOld.

3. In a machine for forming hollow glass articles, the combination of a mold carriage rotatable about a vertical axis, a series of finishing molds mounted on the carriage to rotate therewith, a frame mounted to oscillate about the axis of the mold carriage, blowing heads thereon, means for causing said heads to concurrently register with adjacent finishing molds and advance therewith through a predetermined distance and then return and register with succeeding molds, automatic means for forming parisons and introducing them into said molds, and means for supplying air through the blowing heads.

Signed at Toledo, Ohio, this 9th day of February, 1929.

LEONARD D. SOUBIER. 

